Where does “marginal” come from?

marginal (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin marginālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

marginal (Norwegian Nynorsk): marginal

Definitions

  1. marginal

Ancestry of “marginal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarginālismarginal
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin marginālis →